Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-06
At CHICAGO.
WILDLY ENTHUSIASTIC WESTERN
P0PULACE.
, yoisy Welcome to the Presidential
Party by 100000 PeOple-rhe
Western Metropolis
Stirred Up.


M!d street at $40 a. NJ. There was
~ LOAD shout from the crowd. bnzz.
N.u cheers as the distinguished pair
walked across the platform 30 their
,rarc. moment later the carriage
f..r closed with a slam, the fonr
0utcd horses jumped as the whip
rrcl,l over their heads. and the Prcsi-
don't was riding through the streets of
Chicago.
ruil MORNING SCENES At THE STATION.
II was only few minutes after :
O'Clock this morning when people com
u,rccd 90 stop at the depot where the
President was expected 10 ahght from
~. car. 81 that hour there were 200
rsr. women. boys, and girls standing
around the little thrcc-cornered de-
rot. which looked dismal in its coat Of
VDilcr-heAtsn drab paint Itisatwo-
story structure. with two small waiting
l..as. iu each Of which stoves fur
nI.t,i o slight heat for a crowd Of per
sons who had become chilled standing
Oh tire outside looking at the rusty cars
az tvo sides, the small frame buildings
near by Tie towering elevators, or the
Iltm-loards covered with highly
coo1d pictures 81 theatrical attrac-
lions. In an directions vacant lots or
rurh lumber or stone yards could bc
seem.
Nut bit - decoration was visible
by % block around the queer little
depot. and not vostigc Of color could
De- seen on the latter building except
ii. dirty drab which protected the out
A1c Notwithstanding from the Gle
r,ut- and the big yellow letters, which
looked almost ilashy in their bed Of
GLOOM.
ATJNULUoCs WELCOME TO CHICAGO.
There must have been $4,000 men,
women. and children gathered within
fw blocks of the station All the
streets leading TO that thoroughfarc
were chok,d up completely with apress
ot human beings. Above the heads Of
o., crowd could bee seen the helmeted
Military. They were fine lot of men,
u all four companies, cavalry and artil-
i.ry. Their arrival occGsloncd "a sensa-
.Hn. which grew more and more tn
Muituous ~ the presidential cquipage
appeared on the scene. The crowd
was entirely good naturcd. It's one
wish seemed to express respect for the
President and his lady. Although
iostcrous at times, as all crowds are,
lbs one was on its good behavior
,rl readily enough obeyed the
requests of the police 10 stand
tck and leave clear space
through which tho President might
l4.s. As the Presidents carriage
moved away the military formed
around it., AMI the tumultuous crowd
uth Wild cheering fell in behind. The
President took of his hat the moment
B.. l.t into the carriage and bowed and
-rL.l as the roaring cheers went up.
BE- seemed we'll pleased with his wei
e.r,. and he might well be- for it was
r.vl Nh. Cleveland wore "a black
travelling dress and looked fresh and
claiming.
As the presidential carriage came in
y,wu cl,,r went up from the masses
t.t tll,l d., streets as the carriage adj
yatc,l. mt tho d,m,auor Of the crowd
40 this part OF thc line Of march was
m.uiliuC coutr to- the uncoasing din
Of cheers that -r. ID the President
further on l.cr. $50, no music until
the procession got 10 Twcutythir1
street. n.I the crowds did nothing but
lout 40 Tire President and Mrs. Cleye-
lud Close behind the Presidents
carnage camc the Milwaukee Light
HU,, Squadron and Battery +, Fourth !
artillery. United States Army.
uE cHouu1ELro ITSELF HoMsE
CL,,i.u, tor tlc President When the
SECOND division swung into line at the
coutroi NicirulHyruuc and twenty
t.w street, down Twenty third street
o. Wabash aytug, and Uhirtv-fifth
street, Tire people w,r. packed as never
before Il the history of Chicago. On
ill., tops - houses and IN windows
v,r. crowds II eager faces, and from
tle roofs ilOatcl strcamcrs evidently
uWoyiscl huuclly for the occasion.
Down at Twenty second street, where
ilc procession began, there was u re-
petition of the depot scene, and a
man might as well have attempted to
walk through u brick wall as t. force
his way into the midst # TINS fence OF
men and women.
The procession, with the Presi-
don't and Reception Committee
40 its head, started from Twcn-
ty-second street promptly at 10
O'Clock. IL was in four divisions.
and comprised both regular troops and
militia, sailors and marines from the
United States steamer Michigan,
nd-Aumy posts of veterans, various
civic societies, bicyclers ON thclrwheels,
and all sorts of Industrial orgamzl-
tons. As tine procession moved along
tlc President was kept busy bowling
audsmiling Most Of the time me was I'M
covered. The ladies seemed particularly
4nAiou, 10 get a good look at the Pre-
-9,uts wife. and many Of them were
NOR, aggressive in thrustlng themselves
forward than were the men. 1t was a
-ccossiou of OyatlOus all along the
route up Michigan avenue. There eX-
t.ulcd thousands and thousands OF
n.,ctAtors, faces looked out of every
window. mon were to be seen on roofs
~ houses, and all over flashed the
s.sr, and stripes, while the music OF
many bands and the cheering OF the
I.rulace filed the air.
When the Presidents carriage
reached the auditorium of the building
signal was given and the reyonue-cut-
t- Michigan, which lay in the harDor
owosIte with bunting lying from
D.,Iy Point. fred IA presidential salute
o ;Tcnty-one guns This was signal
&. the crowd OF 10000 people to over
r.a tire crossiugand swarm like ants to-
v.rl tie stand in their eagerness 10 see
ur President.
ALMOST A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Whom the President alghted from
carriage and made his way to the
stand be- and a few officials with HIM
v,ro almost pushed over the railing by |
tr mob Of aldermen and ward pom
t4als behind, who engaged IN an IN
ae struggle for the front. The pro
cs-.ou moved slowly on, when suu,,
.lly there Was Il crash OF timperS anu
iafaLundred people who had squeezed
Gau.elyes on the reporters tables were
n,cutated 10 the platform IN Duncn.
s. one was seriously injured, though
tc incident almost created "a panc;;
Ilc people behind heard the crash anu